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136 blog posts:
Jan 17, 2012
We wanted to take a moment to express our official stance against SOPA and PIPA legislation. While SOPA has been temporarily shelved and the January vote has been canceled, there is still the distinct possibility of SOPA coming back after being adjusted to meet White House specifications. In either case, A2 Hosting will continue to...
Jan 12, 2012
A2 Hosting is your #1 source for ISPConfig Hosting. Where else do you get exclusive access to the A2 QuickInstaller to auto-install ISPConfig? Only at A2 Hosting of course! Just select our VPS Hosting plans. You’re going to love it. Look at everything you get: -A2 QuickInstaller (It’s so awesome we had to mention it...
Dec 01, 2011
Have you been searching for a full-featured VPS with all the developer bells and whistles, but would also like to manage your account with an easy-to-use control panel? You get the best of both worlds at A2 Hosting! We just launched a VPS Hosting template that comes pre-installed with Kloxo. No headaches. Just choose our...
Nov 23, 2011
Last year, we ran a 1-day sale on Cyber Monday offering the largest discount ever at A2 Hosting. This year, we’re offering even larger savings. Save 51% off all of our hosting packages. Web Hosting. Reseller Hosting. VPS Hosting. Managed VPS. Managed Dedicated Servers. You can save on them all! Just use the coupon 51FTW...
Nov 16, 2011
I know you want to! I wanted to create a page for A2 Hosting as soon as Google+ was launched, but I was patient and heeded Google’s request for businesses to wait. And waited we did until yesterday when I put our page together. Since creating our page yesterday, we’ve gained a whopping 13 followers...
Nov 11, 2011
Inner Circle Media! They are the winner of A2 Hosting’s $250 bonus affiliate contest. We randomly selected them from a pool of affiliates that referred their first sale in September. Inner Circle Media is a marketing, communications design and web development firm based in Ann Arbor (go A2!). Sign up for the A2 Hosting Affiliate...
Oct 27, 2011
Looking to use cPanel with a great hosting provider? Look no further than A2 Hosting where you can save 33% off our cPanel Hosting plans until the end of October. Just use the coupon SCREAM33 at the checkout. Plans start at just $3.32/month! Sure you get unlimited space, bandwidth and email accounts, but look at...
Oct 07, 2011
A2 Hosting is proud to announce the launch of our Railo Hosting service! Railo is the fastest Cold Fusion Markup Language (CFML) engine available and now you can host it on our VPS Hosting accounts! For a limited time, we’re offering 33% off our VPS Hosting accounts. Just use the coupon code SCREAM33 at the...
Oct 07, 2011
$250! Remember, every A2 Hosting affiliate who refers their first valid, new customer until the 15th of October will be entered into a drawing. One of those lucky affiliates will be picked at random and will win $250! I uploaded a bunch of new text links and text ads into the affiliate portal yesterday so...
Sep 19, 2011
A2 Hosting offers some of the best WHMCS licensing costs around. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen anyone offer WHMCS licenses from $10/mo like us. Now it’s easier than ever to get started with our WHMCS Hosting. Once you purchase your WHMCS license, we’ll email you your license key. Just install this awesome billing...
Sep 16, 2011
Every affiliate who refers their first valid, new customer during the next 30-days will be entered into a drawing. One of those lucky affiliates will be picked at random and will win $250! There’s no better time to refer your website visitors to A2 Hosting than right now. Just log into your affiliate account to...
Sep 16, 2011
Open source CMS software solution MemHT has partnered with Linux hosting company A2 Hosting. MemHT is now recommending all their users choose A2 Hosting when hosting their CMS software. A2 Hosting’s support staff will install MemHT for free on any Web Hosting package. MemHT is an easy to use, free and multilingual solution that can...
Sep 15, 2011
What sets our VPS Hosting accounts apart from those other generic VPS providers? For starters, a lot; one of the features you’re going to love is the A2 QuickInstaller. This tool will auto install TurboGears to your VPS in a matter of moments. It’s the only tool of its kind and it’s available exclusively only...
Sep 02, 2011
Looking for a high powered hosting company for nginx? You’ll love the nginx hosting service available at A2 Hosting. Our VPS Hosting plans include the exclusive A2 QuickInstaller tool. The A2 QuickInstaller will help you add nginx to your VPS fast, and correctly the first time. Intrigued? How about we throw in a 38% off...
Aug 25, 2011
Joget Workflow has named A2 Hosting as an official hosting provider for their solution. A2 Hosting is very excited to be partnered with this organization! Joget is a free workflow management system that will inevitably save you time and money. A2 Hosting has the VPS plans that can handle this solution. Joget requires Tomcat to...
Aug 25, 2011
Thanks to the A2 QuickInstaller, Plone Hosting has never been easier. Choose one of our developer friendly VPS Hosting accounts. Just SSH into your VPS to access the A2 QuickInstaller and select Zope from the available solutions. When you install Zope, you automatically install Plone, the popular CMS, too! Use the coupon SUMMER40 to save...
Aug 18, 2011
A2 Hosting has announced the launch of the A2 QuickInstaller on their VPS Hosting packages. The A2 QuickInstaller makes it easier than ever to install the most popular developer tools to a VPS in a matter of seconds. The A2 QuickInstaller is available exclusively at A2 Hosting. VPS users who SSH into their account get...
Aug 05, 2011
We’ve upgraded the default PHP version on our servers to PHP 5.3 with Zend Guard. The previous default version, PHP 5.2 with Zend Optimizer, is still available for use. Just use our PHP version switcher in cPanel to select this version. PHP 5.2 with Suhosin is another available option. So what is Zend Guard Hosting?...
Aug 04, 2011
Redmine Hosting is now available at A2 Hosting! Best of all, you can install it on one of our VPS Hosting accounts with the new, exclusive A2 QuickInstaller. Just SSH into your VPS account and choose Redmine from the drop down menu. It couldn’t be faster or easier to install. Use our limited time coupon...
Jul 22, 2011
Looking for a host to handle all of your Pylons Hosting needs? Look no further than A2 Hosting! Our VPS Hosting plans offer the perfect Pylons host environment. We’re even offering a 40% off coupon code until the end of this month. This means you can host Pylons for less than $9/mo. Just use the...
Jul 18, 2011
Have you heard about Google’s next endeavor into the social networking world? After a failed attempt with Google Buzz, Google is rolling out Google+. Google+ is supposed to be the next big attempt to rival Facebook. A large portion of Google+ is the +1 button (don’t forget to press the button on A2 Hosting!). When...
Jul 15, 2011
Come on over to A2 Hosting for all of your Zope Hosting needs! Zope is a Python, open source application server. Zope is short for Z Object Publishing Environment. What makes A2 Hosting the ideal place for hosting Zope? You get exclusive access to our QuickInstaller tool. You’ll have Zope up and running on your...
Jul 15, 2011
One of the biggest advantages of hosting your VPS at A2 Hosting is your choice of Linux operating systems! If you’re looking for a Fedora VPS, you’ve found your host! We recently have updated the version options available on our virtual private servers. In addition to versions 13 (Goddard) and 12 (Constantine), we have just...
Jul 15, 2011
For the very first time, A2 Hosting supports FastCGI on our Web Hosting accounts! FastCGI is a popular method for running Django and RoR apps. Are you ready to get started hosting with this quicker version of CGI? Just visit our FastCGI Hosting page to get started for less than $5/mo!
Jul 15, 2011
The easiest, fastest and most efficient way to deploy your Ruby on Rails apps is with Phusion Passenger (AKA mod_rails). A2 Hosting is very excited to announce that Phusion Passenger Hosting is now available on our Web Hosting packages! Even the developers of Ruby on Rails recommend the use of Passenger. Head on over to...
Jul 15, 2011
A2 Hosting was one of the very first hosts to offer PostgreSQL Hosting. We’re excited to announce that we now have PostgreSQL 9 Hosting available on our VPS accounts. When you choose A2 Hosting as your VPS host, you get access to our exclusive QuickInstaller tool. Add PostgreSQL 9 to your VPS in a matter...
Jul 15, 2011
A2 Hosting now offers Rails 3 Hosting on our Web Hosting accounts! This is an update that has long been requested by our customers. If you poke around on our site a bit, you’ll also notice another major Rails 3 enhancement. You can deploy your Rails apps with your choice of Passenger and FastCGI, in...
Jul 14, 2011
A2 Hosting now offers Django on our Linux Web Hosting packages! Django was once only available on our VPS Hosting and Dedicated server accounts; no longer! Our Django Hosting packages start at just $2.97/mo when you use the limited time only 40% off coupon code “JULY40? at the checkout. Check out everything else that’s included...
Jul 08, 2011
Looking for a host that can really speed up your PHP code? Check out A2 Hosting and our APC Hosting service. APC, short for Alternative PHP Cache, is a free PHP accelerator used for optimizing and caching PHP intermediate code. APC is a breeze to install on our VPS Hosting and Managed VPS Hosting accounts!
Jul 08, 2011
One of the most common questions I have been asked as affiliate manager for A2 Hosting is whether commissions can be applied to hosting costs. The answer has been no, but we have just launched our Refer-A-Friend program that lets you do just that. Every A2 Hosting customer is automatically enrolled into the program. Just...
Jul 07, 2011
A2 Hosting is your top stop for MongoDB Hosting! Just use our exclusive QuickInstaller to add MongoDB to your VPS Hosting account lickity split! MongoDB is the perfect database backend for your Node.js development projects. For a limited time, we’re offering 40% off our VPS plans when you use the coupon code JULY40. Move into...
Jul 05, 2011
WordPress has upgraded to version 3.2. If you haven’t upgraded your host to A2 Hosting, it’s time. The new WordPress requirements are PHP 5.2.4 or greater (previously PHP 4.3 or greater) and MySQL 5.0 or greater (previously 5.0.15). Does your hosting company have your WordPress 3.2 Hosting needs covered? A2 Hosting does! I just tested...
Jun 30, 2011
It’s time to update your Drupal install to v7.4. Lucky for you, A2 Hosting offers Drupal 7.4 Hosting. If you installed Drupal with Softaculous, you can update it with the Softaculous module. Or if you’re looking to start a new Drupal site, you can install the latest version with this module. v7.4 has a number...
Jun 30, 2011
So you’ve never heard of WordPress Pi Hosting? I can’t really blame you considering I just made it up. A2 Hosting now offers WordPress 3.1.4 Hosting. Get it now? Sorry for the poor joke! You can install WordPress 3.1.4 to your Web Hosting account with the ever popular Softaculous module found in your cPanel account....
Jun 30, 2011
A2 Hosting is now offering Python 3 Hosting! Well technically we have gone above and beyond and are offering Python 3.1 hosting. In addition to the latest version of Python, we also offer support for the greatest versions including Python 2.4 and Python 2.6. If you are a Python developer looking for a host, I...
Jun 30, 2011
We just published loads of new cPanel Hosting pages this week. You’re bound to find a cPanel Hosting service that interests you! Check out the new pages below. Of course if you don’t see a service below that interests you, contact our sales team and we’re bound to be able to discover a solution that...
Jun 30, 2011
Choose A2 Hosting for your Tomcat Hosting needs! Host Tomcat on any of our developer friendly VPS Hosting packages. Save 40% while supplies last when you use the coupon “JULY40? on your new package purchases. Look at what’s included with each of our Tomcat VPS packages: *Exclusive Tomcat QuickInstaller *Choose CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu or Debian...
Jun 24, 2011
Ann Arbor, MI – June 24, 2011 – Linux hosting company A2 Hosting has announced that they are now offering CloudLinux™ on each of their Web Hosting packages. CloudLinux™ is the only commercial-supported server operating system which is fully CentOS and RHEL compatible and designed for shared hosting. CloudLinux has made a name for itself...
Jun 23, 2011
Choose A2 Hosting for your MySQL Hosting needs! Our developer friendly service is perfect for hosting with MySQL. Host unlimited MySQL databases with our Executive Hosting plan, starting at just $7.95/mo. Use our coupon SMILE to save 30%! That cuts your price to just $5.57/mo.
Look at what else is included with our Executive Hosting package:
*Free...
Jun 20, 2011
Are you looking to increase the performance of your PHP scripts. Use our eAccelerator Hosting service available on our VPS Hosting and Managed VPS Hosting packages! eAccelerator increases the speed of PHP code by 1-10 times on average. It couldn’t be any easier to install. Just follow our eAccelerator install instructions. After installing it, you...
Jun 20, 2011
I thought our European Union customers and visitors might be interested in the fact that A2 Hosting offers Safe Harbor Hosting. We were certified as Safe Harbor by following the 7 principles listed here. They include:
Notice
Choice
Onward Transfer
Access
Security
Data Integrity
Enforcement
These principles are intended to prevent the...
Jun 16, 2011
Choose A2 Hosting as your Drupal VPS Hosting provider! Each and every one of our Managed VPS Hosting packages includes cPanel for free. Use Softaculous Premium to install the ever-popular Drupal CMS to your account with one click. Get ready to give us a grin; when you use the coupon SMILE at the checkout, you...
Jun 13, 2011
A2 Hosting now offers Contao Hosting! Well the truth is, we have offered Contao hosting for some time now, it just took me awhile to update our Typolight page. In case you didn’t know, Typolight changed their name to Contao.
So come on over to A2 Hosting for your hosted Contao needs. Why? We offer a...
Jun 09, 2011
Choose A2 Hosting as your MODx Hosting provider! You can install MODx to your Web Hosting account with only 1-click. Just use the Softaculous module found in cPanel. MODx is a website builder and CMS that gives you the tools necessary to build your site exactly how you want to. If you need MODx web...
Jun 09, 2011
A2 Hosting is your stop for WordPress VPS Hosting! Each of our Managed VPS Hosting packages with cPanel and Softaculous Premium allow you to install and update WordPress with a click of your mouse. Does this make you happy? Great! Use the coupon SMILE at the checkout and save 30% for a limited time.
Look at...
Jun 02, 2011
Want to hear some good news that will make you smile? You can save 30% off at the Best Linux VPS Hosting provider around during the month of June. Just use the coupon SMILE at the checkout on your new purchases. Look at what you get with our Core VPS package:
* 256 MB Dedicated RAM
*...
May 27, 2011
Curious what sort of Webmail features A2 Hosting offers? Check out our brand new Webmail Hosting page. You’ll be able to read about the 3 distinct webmail software options available with our Web Hosting accounts as well as all of the Webmail features we offer.
May 27, 2011
A common question our support staff receives is, “What stats programs do you guys have?” I guess the easy answer to this question is, “a ton”. Even better, these stats tools are pre-installed in all of our hosting packages that include cPanel. Just some of the stats programs we offer are:
AwStats
Latest...
May 27, 2011
So you want to host the latest version of Drupal? We are now offering Drupal 7.2 Hosting. Drupal 7.2 can be installed with 1-click with Softaculous. You’ll find Softaculous in your cPanel account. If you already have Drupal installed, use Softaculous to upgrade it to this newest version.
There are a ton of updates in Drupal...
May 27, 2011
Want to host the latest version of WordPress? A2 Hosting is now offering WordPress 3.1.3 Hosting. You can auto-install WordPress 3.1.3 with Softaculous, found in our cPanel control panel. Already have WordPress installed? Upgrade it to the newest version with Softaculous!
What’s new in WordPress?
Security and taxonomy query hardening
Using...
May 26, 2011
There’s only 1-week left for our 30% off Fully Managed Virtual Private Server discount. Take advantage while you can! Just use the coupon GEEKPRIDE at the checkout. Our Managed VPS plans are loaded with features. Look at what’s included with each plan:
* FREE CloudFlare CDN
* FREE cPanel Control Panel
* 30-Day Money Back Guarantee
* 24/7/365...
May 19, 2011
Choose A2 Hosting as your Node.js Hosting provider! We offer developer friendly VPS Hosting plans perfect for your Node.js development project. Use the coupon GEEKPRIDE and save 30%! Our VPS plans start at just $9.77/month!
Look at all the goodies you get:
* Full Root Access
* 256 MB RAM
* 512 MB Burstable RAM
* 300 GB Monthly Transfer
*...
May 18, 2011
Ann Arbor, MI – May 18, 2011 – Linux hosting company A2 Hosting has boosted the resources included with their Managed Dedicated Hosting plans. Each of their resource-rich dedicated packages now has double the monthly data transfer as before. A2 Hosting has also waived the setup fee on each dedicated package to make the plans...
May 13, 2011
A2 Hosting’s VPS Hosting accounts now include the SolusVM control panel. SolusVM has replaced HyperVM on all new VPS accounts. I’m the first to admit, I’m not the most technical guy in the world, but SolusVM VPS Hosting couldn’t be easier to use! Once you log into SolusVM, you are able to boot, reboot and...
May 13, 2011
Did you know that we have updated the operating system used on our Web Hosting accounts? We are now using a souped-up version of CentOS called CloudLinux! CloudLinux Hosting increases the reliability of our servers and creates further isolation among Web Hosting accounts.
CloudLinux helps prevent a single resource hogging account from crashing the server your...
May 13, 2011
If you’ve been looking for CloudFlare Hosting, look no further than A2 Hosting! Each of our Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Managed VPS and Dedicated Hosting plans offer the CloudFlare CDN for free!
All you have to do is log into your cPanel control panel and opt into the CloudFlare CDN network. It takes about 2 minutes...
May 13, 2011
A2 Hosting is proud to announce the launch of our Node.js Hosting service. Our customer base is up on the best and newest web development technologies and this one can definitely be categorized as “the new hotness”.
Node.js is an event driven, server-side framework allowing server-side JavaScript utilizing Google’s blazing V8 engine. Node.js changes how connections...
May 12, 2011
If you haven’t already, you need to check out A2 Hosting’s cPanel Managed VPS plans. Each Managed cPanel VPS gives you the power of a VPS, with the easy usability of a Web Hosting account. Make sure to use the coupon GOMANAGEDVPS at the checkout and get 50% off your first billing cycle.
Move into a...
May 11, 2011
Ann Arbor, MI – May 11, 2011 – A2 Hosting is proud to be named today by Karelia Software as “recommended hosting provider” for Sandvox 2-created websites. A2 Hosting offers a number of reliable hosting solutions, which make it easy for Sandvox users to publish their created websites online.
The affiliation comes at an exciting time...
May 05, 2011
Get your hands on one of A2 Hosting’s brand new Linux Managed VPS accounts. Each Managed virtual private server offers the power of a VPS, with the ease of use of a Web Hosting account. Just use the coupon GOMANAGEDVPS at the checkout and get 50% off. Hurry! This offer is only available to the...
Apr 29, 2011
Ann Arbor, MI – April 29, 2011 – Linux Hosting company A2 Hosting has launched a brand new Managed VPS Hosting line. Webmasters interested in A2 Hosting’s VPS packages can choose between 2 distinct service levels; Managed and Semi-Managed. A2 Hosting’s Managed VPSes offer a unique combination of privacy and stability found with dedicated servers,...
Apr 28, 2011
A2 Hosting now has WordPress 3.1.2 Hosting! Install WordPress with just 1-click to your Web Hosting account with the easy-to-use Softaculous module. Already have a WordPress blog that you installed with Softaculous? Update it with one click!
WordPress 3.1.2 addresses a security concern that allowed contributor level users to improperly publish posts. WordPress developers advise that...
Apr 28, 2011
Save 30% off your first billing cycle of our Fully Managed VPS packages. Just use the coupon code JELLYBEAN at the checkout. This discount expires 4/30/2011 at midnight, so take advantage while you can! Each fully managed VPS includes cPanel for free! You’ll experience the easy usability of a Web Hosting account, but with the...
Apr 27, 2011
A2 Hosting has reduced the price of our Whois Privacy Protection service! It’s only $9.95/yr to keep malicious spammers from pulling up your information in the public whois database. You can add Whois Privacy Protection when you register your domain. If you already have registered your domain(s) with A2 Hosting, just fill out this Whois...
Apr 25, 2011
You might have seen the announcement that A2 Hosting now offers Managed VPS Hosting. We thought you might have been interested in reading how this service compares to our Semi-Managed VPS Hosting packages. That’s why we have created a handy side-by-side comparison on our Semi-Managed VPS vs Managed VPS page. You can see how security,...
Apr 25, 2011
Purchasing your SSL Certificate from A2 Hosting has never been easier! Just visit our newly updated SSL Hosting page. You’ll see a breakdown of all of our SSL Certificates on this page and can begin the ordering process directly from this page. Remember you will need a Dedicated IP, which you can request by completing...
Apr 25, 2011
We have recently re-designed our Services pages. This page offers a very nice breakdown of our Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting, Managed VPS Hosting and Dedicated Hosting services all on a single page. If you are looking for a clean, quick comparison of all of the hosting plans available at A2 Hosting, I strongly...
Apr 21, 2011
A2 Hosting is proud to introduce Managed VPS Hosting! Each of our fully managed VPSes include cPanel for free! Experience the easy usability of a Web Hosting account with the resources of your very own high powered VPS.
For a limited time, save 30% off your first billing cycle with the coupon code JELLYBEAN. Look at...
Apr 14, 2011
Ann Arbor, MI – April 14, 2011 – VPS Hosting company A2 Hosting has launched a one-stop portal for customers to submit support requests and to handle billing tasks. A2 Hosting customers previously were required to use 2 separate portals with different login information respectively for support and billing.
This brand new, time saving portal has...
Apr 11, 2011
WordPress 3.1.1 Hosting is now available at A2 Hosting. Use Softaculous to install this latest version of WordPress with 1-click to your Web Hosting account. If you already have installed WordPress with Softaculous, you can update your WordPress install with just 1-click as well.
What’s new in WordPress 3.1.11?
Security hardening for media...
Apr 07, 2011
A2 Hosting posts here regularly and we thought maybe this time around you would like to hear from someone else; actual A2 Hosting customers. A2 Hosting is partnered with RatePoint, a 3rd party that manages the customer reviews found on our site. Visit our A2 Hosting reviews page to read non-biased, real testimonials from actual...
Apr 06, 2011
When I first became interested in started a website a few years back, I thought I needed to pay a few dollars for a domain name and I could put up my site. When I spoke to a co-worker about my plans to start a website, she mentioned that I would also need web hosting....
Apr 06, 2011
Joomla 1.5.23 Hosting is available at A2 Hosting! You can install Joomla with one click with cPanel with the easy to use Softaculous module. Current A2 Hosting customers can also use Softaculous to update their Joomla install with a click. This is a security release and Joomla recommends that users upgrade immediately.
Apr 04, 2011
My A2 Hosting is your place to go if you ever need A2 Hosting help. All of our support features can be found within this handy portal.
A2 Hosting Knowledgebase – Search our database of FAQs for a quick answer to your question.
A2 Hosting Wiki – Edited by both A2 Hosting staff members and its customers,...
Apr 01, 2011
A2 Hosting offers 2 user-friendly hosting account backup solutions.
1.) The first is Server Rewind. Easily restore your data from a snapshot of your account taken automatically and daily. This solution is available on our Web Hosting and Reseller Hosting packages for free. Server Rewind gives you the ability to restore a single file, database, site...
Apr 01, 2011
If you are an A2 Hosting customer, log into My A2 Hosting to see server Service Bulletins. This is where you can read about current and scheduled server maintenance. It’s always a good idea to check out the service bulletins section before submitting a support ticket.
Apr 01, 2011
Check out A2 Hosting’s newsletter for April 2011. This month’s A2 Host Post topics include:
EXCLUSIVE 50% Off Dedicated Hosting Discount
My A2 Hosting – Checking Your Support Ticket’s Status
Coming Soon – Managed VPS Hosting
Developer Depot –...
Mar 31, 2011
It’s true! We’ve waived the setup fee on every dedicated hosting plan. There’s no better time to move your site/account into a dedicated server at A2 Hosting than right now. To sweeten the pot even more, we’ve doubled the monthly data transfer of each dedicated plan. With the 30% off coupon JELLYBEAN, your first billing...
Mar 31, 2011
Looking for a place to host your sites? Come on over to A2 Hosting where you can save 40% with the coupon WELOVEELEPHANTS until 4/1/2011.
Move into our StartUp Hosting plan for under $3/month! Look at what you get:
*Unlimited Disk Space
*Unlimited Monthly Data Transfer
*Unlimited Email Accounts
*99.9% Uptime Guarantee
*cPanel Control Panel
*FREE CDN
*30-Day Money Back Guarantee
*Server Rewind Data...
Mar 28, 2011
Logging into your A2 Hosting cPanel account is a breeze thanks My A2 Hosting. Here’s how:
1.) Log into My A2 Hosting.
2.) Click My Products & Services
3.) Click View Details next to the account you want to log into
4.) Click the “Login to cPanel” button (you can see your Username and Password to log into cPanel...
Mar 24, 2011
Save 30% on our PostgreSQL hosting for the next week only (expires 3/31/2011)! Use the coupon SPRINGTIME at the checkout. Choose our Executive hosting plan to host UNLIMITED PostgreSQL 8 databases. Look at what else you get for under $6/month:
*Unlimited Disk Space
*Unlimited Monthly Data Transfer
*Unlimited Domains
*Unlimited Email Accounts
*cPanel Control Panel
*99.9% Uptime Guarantee
*24/7/365 Support
*Choose PHP 5.2...
Mar 21, 2011
One of the coolest features of our My A2 Hosting, is a page dedicated to viewing the status of a support ticket. If you ever want to see the status of a question you asked or if you want to double check to see if we received your ticket, just log into “Support Ticket Status”....
Mar 17, 2011
It’s been an exciting week since we partnered with CloudFlare to offer their content delivery network solution to our Web Hosting customers. We’ve already heard a number of our new customers rave about the solution.
How does CloudFlare work? First, our customers have to opt into the CloudFlare network with just 1-click within their cPanel control...
Mar 16, 2011
A2 Hosting launched a brand new shopping cart yesterday where transactions take place on a single page. This is a vast improvement in usability over our previous cart where transactions spanned a few pages. With a quicker and easier shopping cart process, we hope to see a nice up tick in our conversion rates. More...
Mar 16, 2011
We officially launched our brand new My A2 Hosting billing and support portal! Previously our customers were required to log into two separate portals to handle billing and support tasks with two different sets of login information respectively. No longer! Billing and support tasks are now all done within My A2 Hosting, with a single...
Mar 10, 2011
A2 Hosting has partnered with content delivery network (CDN) provider CloudFlare to offer their service for free to our hosting customers. A2 Hosting users can opt into CDN Hosting with 1-CLICK in the award winning cPanel control panel.
A2 Hosting’s CDN is a group of connected servers located all over the world that automatically discovers the...
Mar 09, 2011
Looking for an easy and affordable way to boost the performance of your website? Try using a content delivery network!
A content delivery network, or CDN for short, is a group of servers located worldwide that work together to automatically optimize the delivery of your website to your visitors. A CDN stores your static content (stuff...
Mar 08, 2011
If you don’t use Google Webmaster Tools, I highly suggest you get on board. I find the “Search queries” tool very useful. Search queries breaks down your organic keywords and shows you how many impressions and clicks you receive from those keywords. It also shows you what your average search ranking is for those keywords.
I’ve...
Mar 03, 2011
A2 Hosting’s Linux Virtual Private Servers are the ultimate developer platform! During the month of March, you can cut 30% off of these already affordable plans. Just use the coupon SPRINGTIME at the checkout. There are a number of VPS hosting plans to choose between. Look at everything you get with one of our most...
Mar 03, 2011
A2 Hosting’s newsletter the A2 Host Post March 2011 edition has been published. This month’s newsletter topics include:
Claim Your $25 Bing-Yahoo! PPC Credit
Another Look At My A2 Hosting Portal
Marketing Mojo – Ongoing Site Maintenance & 503 Status Code
Developer Depot –...
Feb 28, 2011
WordPress has worked their way out of the 3.0 versions and into the 3.1s. Yes, WordPress 3.1 Hosting is now available at A2 Hosting. Auto install WordPress 3.1 with Softaculous, or use this module to update your WordPress install to the newest version.
So what’s new with WordPress 3.1:
• Easier linking to existing posts and pages
• An improved...
Feb 21, 2011
A few weeks back, MSN contacted me to see if we would be interested in offering a free $25 PPC credit for Bing-Yahoo! search to our customers. I am excited to announce that we officially launched our partnership today!
Yahoo! and Bing are the number #2 and #3 most used searched engines respectively. With this $25...
Feb 17, 2011
A2 Hosting’s entry level web hosting plan, the StartUp package, offers unlimited bandwidth and disk space from just $3.46/month. Just use the 30% off coupon code “SAVE30? at the checkout before 2/28/2011 to take advantage of this ultra low price.
Look at what else is included with one of our best Linux website hosting packages!
* Unlimited...
Feb 14, 2011
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Those candy hearts hurt my teeth.
So I’ll drown my sorrows with some Toby Keith.
Feb 11, 2011
Affiliates of A2 Hosting’s web hosting affiliate program will be happy to learn that we have doubled our cookie life from 30-days to 60-days. Cookie life is the span from when someone clicks an affiliate link to when they purchase a hosting package that an affiliate is eligible to receive a commission. This means affiliates...
Feb 10, 2011
Have you outgrown your shared or reseller account and need something with more resources? Something with a little more pep? Something that will make your site move the way it’s supposed to be moving? Check out the user-friendly Linux VPS Web Hosting packages available at A2 Hosting.
Look at everything that comes with A2 Hosting’s Enhanced...
Feb 10, 2011
WordPress 3.0.5 Hosting is now available at A2 Hosting! You can install it with 1-click with Softaculous. Have you already installed WordPress with Softaculous? You can update to WordPress 3.0.5 as well with Softaculous.
So what’s new in WordPress 3.0.5? Some security fixes.
Fixes an issue where lower level contributors could...
Feb 03, 2011
Are you ready to host your website or web development project with the best MySQL hosting service provider around? Choose A2 Hosting! Host unlimited MySQL databases for under $6/month. Make sure to use the coupon SAVE30 at the checkout before 2/28/2010 to take advantage of this discount!
What is included with our Executive hosting package?
*MySQL 5.1...
Feb 02, 2011
I just wanted to let you know that A2 Hosting is running a 1-day 40% off Groundhogs Day promo with the coupon “BUCKSutawney”. This coupon is available today only. We welcome you to update your site accordingly to take advantage of potential increased affiliate commission opportunities.
Jan 31, 2011
You don’t have to break the bank for quality web hosting. You also don’t need web design experience to be able to create your own website. Does this sound too good to be true? It’s not! A2 Hosting offers an affordable, quality and easy-to-use web hosting and design solution just for you.
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Jan 28, 2011
Did you know that one of the factors Google uses to index sites is speed? Google wants to index the best site possible to fit a search query. If there are a number of sites that are very similar in search rankings for a query, Google could very well index the faster sites because of...
Jan 28, 2011
The February 2011 edition of the A2 Host Post has been published. This month’s A2 Hosting Newsletter topics include:
Coming Soon – New & Improved Support & Billing Portal!
Drupal 7 Hosting Now Available!
Marketing Mojo – AdWords Modified Broad Match
Developer Depot – The HTML5 Video Codec Battle
Jan 27, 2011
Many new bloggers turn to free blog services because they are perceived as easy to use. They may be user-friendly, but the drawbacks are vast. Below are just 3 disadvantages of using a free blog service.
1.) Remember that you get what you pay for. If you are not paying for your service, is there any...
Jan 27, 2011
If you’re looking for Linux Hosting with cPanel, we’ll save you some time. Stop looking and visit A2 Hosting. For as low as $3.46/month, you can get easy to use Linux web hosting with the award winning control panel. Are you skeptical? We welcome you to search for A2 Hosting reviews in Google to read...
Jan 26, 2011
I thought our affiliates would be interested in the fact that I have re-vamped our text links. I have also created longer text links, as long as a paragraph in some cases.
I have also posted a couple of full length articles that you can use to promote us. These can be found by clicking the...
Jan 20, 2011
A2 Hosting is your 1-stop Linux Host. Our Executive Hosting plan covers all of your needs with your choice of PHP 5.2 or PHP 5.3 and MySQL 5.1. Get everything listed below and more starting from just $5.57/month!
* Unlimited Space
* Unlimited Bandwidth
* Unlimited Domains
* EASY cPanel Control panel
* 1-click install for WordPress, Joomla & Drupal
*...
Jan 18, 2011
A2 Hosting offers wiki software solution DokuWiki as a 1-click install! DokuWiki is one of the most popular wiki software programs in use today by small businesses and developer teams. DokuWiki is a lightweight solution because it does not require a MySQL database backend.
DokuWiki web hosting starts at under $4/month at A2 Hosting! Visit our...
Jan 17, 2011
It sounds like a dream situation. You launch a website on a topic that you love and with some work, your site becomes a wild success. You have a loyal following of visitors who just can’t wait to read your next article or blog post. And you can’t wait to quench their thirst by giving...
Jan 17, 2011
On Friday, 1-click installer module Softaculous announced that they have updated the Joomla version they offer! This means that Joomla 1.6 Hosting is now available at A2 Hosting. So what’s new in Joomla 1.6?
Control over who can view and manage content.
Unlimited user-defined category levels allows the creation of category trees...
Jan 13, 2011
A2 Hosting offers quality, reliable and high-performance cPanel Virtual Private Servers at an affordable price. Make sure to take advantage of our 30% off coupon before it’s too late! Just use the code TOOCOLD at the checkout to save. Check out the load of resources included with our Pinnacle VPS plan:
*4096 MB RAM
*50 GB Disk...
Jan 10, 2011
A2 Hosting is proud to announce that we now offer Drupal 7 Hosting! Did you know that Drupal actually recommends our hosting services for their solution? Install Drupal with 1 click with the easy-to-use Softaculous module found within cPanel. Our Drupal hosting plans start at under $4/month and include 24/7/365 support!
So what’s new with Drupal...
Jan 07, 2011
Yesterday we moved the A2 Hosting Review site to a new URL. Our review page is powered by 3rd party review site RatePoint so you know that you can trust the reviews on the page. If you’re a current A2 Hosting customer, please do us a favor and submit your own review of our service...
Jan 06, 2011
I’ll give you a second to catch your breath after running around the room in excitement over quality MySQL Hosting at such a low price…
All set? Make sure to visit A2 Hosting and select our Executive Web Hosting package. You’ll also want to use the 30% coupon “TOOCOLD” at the checkout to take advantage of...
Jan 05, 2011
A2 Hosting’s newsletter, the A2 Host Post, has been published for January 2011. Topic’s covered in this month’s newsletter include:
Review A2 Hosting And Earn!
November’s 200 FaceBook Likes Results
Speaking of Facebook…
Marketing Mojo – Using AWStats As...
Jan 03, 2011
WordPress has released a critical update with WordPress 3.0.4. According to WordPress, version 3.0.4 will:
Fix XSS vulnerabilities in the KSES library: Don’t be case sensitive to attribute names. Handle padded entities when checking for bad protocols. Normalize entities before checking for bad protocols in esc_url().
This is gibberish to a marketer like me, but when I...
Dec 30, 2010
Looking for a premium platform for Hosting Linux VPS? Look no further then A2 Hosting! Choose your Linux OS from our array of popular options including Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora Core. Or choose the ever-popular cPanel control panel within CentOS. Linux VPS Hosting starts at under $11 at A2 Hosting when you use the 30%...
Dec 29, 2010
I just took a moment to take a look at what we were working on towards the end of 2009 and I really can’t believe how fast the year has gone. It seems just like yesterday that we were working on the following things. It’s crazy that it was actually November and December 2009 when...
Dec 28, 2010
Web Hosting Stuff is an independent web hosting review site. They have ratings and reviews for over 13,000 web hosting companies. In addition to offering a medium for customers to review their hosts, Web Hosting Stuff also has been monitoring the uptime of the hosts listed on their site since 2005.
I’m excited to announce that...
Dec 27, 2010
Ann Arbor, MI – December 27, 2010 – Linux hosting provider A2 Hosting has announced that they have upgraded to MySQL 5.1 Hosting on each new web hosting package. MySQL is the world’s most used Open Source database. One of its primary uses is as the database backend for popular software solutions including WordPress, Drupal,...
Dec 20, 2010
A2 Hosting has been named a recommended liveSite Hosting provider! You can see our listing here of liveSite’s recommended hosting providers. liveSite is a free and easy to use website builder. Its main requirements are MySQL, PHP and Zend Optimizer. Lucky for you, our default PHP hosting version is PHP 5.2 with Zend Optimizer! Just...
Dec 16, 2010
MySQL 5.1 Hosting is now available at A2 Hosting! A2 Hosting packages are the ultimate developer platform! Check out our Executive Hosting plan and see for yourself.
You get:
*Unlimited MySQL Databases
*Choose Your Version of PHP
*Remote MySQL Access
*Easy PHPMyAdmin MySQL Database Management
*Unlimited Disk Space
*Unlimited Bandwidth
*Unlimited Domains
Ready to host with the #1 developer hosting company? Are you ready...
Dec 13, 2010
Wasn’t it just last week that I posted that WordPress released v3.0.2? Well I just received word that WordPress 3.0.3 Hosting is now available thanks to the easy 1-click install capability of Softaculous. WordPress 3.03 corrects some problems in the remote publishing interface. It fixes occurrences of improper editing, publishing and deleting of posts by...
A2 Hosting Guarantees Customers’ Search Engine Visibility Thanks to New SEO-Enabled Hosting Platform
Dec 10, 2010
Ann Arbor, MI – December 9, 2010 – A newly expanded partnership between www.A2Hosting.com and search engine optimization (SEO) technology developer www.Attracta.com provides A2 Hosting customers with a free suite of powerful website marketing resources and guaranteed placement in organic search engine rankings.
Attracta’s suite of easy-to-use SEO tools and services are now integrated directly into...
Dec 09, 2010
Looking for a hosting company that makes installing Joomla, Drupal or WordPress a breeze? You’ll love the Softaculous Hosting service available at A2 Hosting. Install those 3 popular software applications and a ton more with just one click with Softaculous. Softaculous is included within the award winning cPanel with each Web Hosting package available at...
Dec 08, 2010
This article has been contributed by Daniel Thompson who is the part of WebHostingSearch.
Picking the right hosting provider is an integral process in the successful development of a site. Before choosing a provider, you need to learn all there is to know about the options so as to make an educated and, hopefully, correct decision....
Dec 03, 2010
A2 Hosting has a special holiday treat for our Startup Package subscribers. Upgrade to an Executive Hosting account during the month of December and we’ll give you a free $5 hosting credit.
There’s a major difference between these too packages. For about $2 more per month, you’ll get UNLIMITED disk space, UNLIMITED bandwidth, UNLIMITED email accounts...
Dec 02, 2010
I love the fact that I installed my personal WordPress blog with Softaculous. Not only do I get an email that there is a newer version of WordPress available, I can update my blog with one click with Softaculous (found in cPanel). I’d be lost otherwise! Yesterday I read a post on Facebook that WordPress...
Dec 01, 2010
Make sure to check out this month’s A2 Hosting Newsletter! The topics covered in this month’s A2 Host Post include:
StartUp Package To Executive Package Holiday Upgrade Special
Ultra Affordable RapidSSL Certificate
Use AdWords To Attract New Visitors This Holiday Season
Marketing Mojo –...
Nov 30, 2010
It’s been a tough road to 200 Facebook likes. Back at the beginning of the month when our CEO challenged us to reach 200 in one month, I didn’t know if it was possible. We started at a meager 64 and just kept chugging along thanks to the perseverance of the A2 Hosting Community. We...
Nov 29, 2010
Save 50% at A2 Hosting! Use the coupon CYBERMONDAY to save! This is our largest discount ever. It’s valid today only on your new purchases. Don’t hesitate and miss out. You’ll be disappointed!
With our 30-day money back guarantee, you’ve got nothing to lose, except missing out on this ridiculous discount. Order our Executive Hosting. Look...
Nov 24, 2010
I just got an email from PHPAuction with a promotion that they’re running. Apparently they are offering a 50% discount for users that upgrade from an obfuscated to their non-obfuscated version. Sounds like a good deal to me, especially since it’s a perfect time for a holiday sales ramp up. On a side note, if...
Nov 19, 2010
For the longest time I was receiving email each time someone commented on my WordPress 3 blog. How annoying! I’ll moderate those comments the next time I long in, you know? But I never took the time to figure out how to stop these emails. It’s not very intuitive that’s for sure. Here’s how to...
Nov 17, 2010
RapidSSL Certificates are now available at A2 Hosting! These fast and secure 256 bit certificates are compatible on 99%+ of web browsers. And you can purchase yours for just $69.95/yr. That’s almost 50% less than our previously most affordable QuickSSL Certificates. Visit our SSL Hosting page for more details.
Nov 15, 2010
A2 Hosting’s VPS Hosting plans are extremely affordable. When you throw in our 30% off discount currently available, the prices become downright cheap. Use the coupon 30OFF by 11/30/2010 at the checkout to save!
Look at the load of goodies you get with our Core VPS plan for just $10.46/month (with our 30% discount)!
256MB RAM
512MB Burstable...
Nov 11, 2010
Any Manta users out there? Yesterday I claimed and updated A2 Hosting’s Manta profile. Check it out! Manta is a huge, free resource of information for learning more about over 64 million businesses and organizations worldwide. Now you have a single source to connect with us on Twitter or Facebook and read additional information about...